UW graduate students present at international conferences, win research awards for Sephardic studies projects
A roundup of speaking engagement and recent awards earned by graduate students whose research lies at the intersection of Ottoman, European, Jewish, Mizrahi, and Sephardic studies.
What is Israel’s policy on Africa post-Netanyahu?
Benjamin Netanyahu was known for strengthening ties between Israel and Africa. Will Israel's new government follow the former prime minister's lead? Grad fellow Francis Abugbilla explains the situation.
How imagined “bizarro worlds” invite us into the real worlds of ancient Israel and Egypt
Looking at ancient texts' "topsy-turvy" visions of the world can reveal a lot about the authors' assumptions, writes grad fellow Forrest Martin.